Martin Fuksa
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Czech |
Born | Nymburk, Czech Republic | 30 April 1993
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Sport | Canoe sprint |
Event(s) | C-1 500 m, C-1 1000 m |
Club | ASC Dukla |
Medal record |
Martin Fuksa (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarcɪn ˈfuksa]; born 30 April 1993) is a Czech sprint canoeist. Three-time world champion (in C-1 500 and C-1 1000 metres), Fuksa won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the C-1 1000 metres event.[1]
Career
[edit]Fuksa and his brother Petr represented the Czech Republic together in the men's C-2 1000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Fuksa is the son of former canoeist Petr Fuksa, and the brother of Petr Fuksa Jr.
Major results
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Year | C-1 200 | C-1 1000 | C-2 500 | C-2 1000 |
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2016 | 9 | 5 | — | |
2020 | — | 5 | — | 2 FB |
2024 | — | 7 | — |
World championships
[edit]Year | C-1 200 | C-1 500 | C-1 1000 | C-2 500 | C-2 1000 |
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2011 | 3 FB | 6 | |||
2014 | |||||
2015 | |||||
2017 | |||||
2018 | 5 SF | ||||
2019 | 5 | 9 | |||
2021 | — | ||||
2022 | 6 | ||||
2023 | 8 | ||||
2024 | — | — |
European championships
[edit]Year | C-1 200 | C-1 500 | C-1 1000 | C-2 500 | C-2 1000 |
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2011 | 6 | ||||
2012 | 4 | ||||
2013 | 6 | ||||
2014 | 8 | ||||
2015 | 4 | 4 | |||
2016 | 5 | ||||
2017 | 4 | ||||
2018 | 7 | ||||
2019 | 5 SF | — | 9 | — | 6 |
2021 | |||||
2022 | |||||
2023 | — | 5 | — | ||
2024 | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Fuksa je olympijským vítězem! Neuvěřitelný, zářil šampion. Česko má třetí medaili". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Canoe Sprint - Team FUKSA Petr / FUKSA Martin". olympics.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martin Fuksa.
- Martin Fuksa at the International Canoe Federation
- Martin Fuksa at Olympics.com
- Martin Fuksa at Olympedia
- Martin Fuksa at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Czech male canoeists
- Olympic canoeists for the Czech Republic
- Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian
- European Games silver medalists for the Czech Republic
- European Games bronze medalists for the Czech Republic
- European Games medalists in canoeing
- Canoeists at the 2015 European Games
- Canoeists at the 2019 European Games
- Sportspeople from Nymburk
- Canoeists at the 2023 European Games
- European Games gold medalists for the Czech Republic
- Olympic gold medalists for the Czech Republic
- Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Czech Republic canoeist stubs